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Beetle_IMG_1035 - Lema trivittata
Copyright © 2015 Carla Kishinami

Beetle_IMG_1035 - Lema trivittata
Kohl's Ranch, elev ca. 5300 ft., Gila County, Arizona, USA
July 16, 2013
Size: less than 1 cm.
Ponderosa pine/oak/juniper forest vicinity Tonto Creek. On Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii : Solanaceae).

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Contributed by Carla Kishinami on 31 January, 2015 - 11:01am
Last updated 30 March, 2015 - 10:42am

probably Lema trivittata --det. S.M. Clark
his comment: "Lema trivittata is often difficult to distinguish from L. daturaphila and L. pubipes."

Moved from striped species.
… v belov, 30 March, 2015 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

One of Lema
Was it on same plant as these larvae? Maybe related...

… Yurika Alexander, 31 January, 2015 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

 
Different plants
but in the same yard.
… Carla Kishinami, 31 January, 2015 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 31 January, 2015 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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